$6 million grant aims to create worker pipeline for senior living, other employers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 20, 2016
Four senior living communities are partners in a newly announced $6 million federal grant designed to address healthcare workforce needs.
2 Five Star shareholders urge peers to reject tender offer
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2016
Two Five Star Quality Care shareholders on Monday urged their fellow shareholders to reject a $3-per-share tender offer set to expire at midnight Friday, saying it is “grossly undervalued, fraught...
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Nov 07, 2016
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61 indictments allege scams against 15,000 seniors and others
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 27, 2016
Fifty-six individuals and five call centers have been charged for allegedly scamming more than 15,000 seniors and others in the United States out of hundreds of millions of dollars, the Justice Department...
Five Star tells Senior Star it must wait to try to increase stake in company
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 27, 2016
Two Five Star Quality Care shareholders will have to put on hold their plans to substantially increase their stake in the company until after March 31, the company said in a letter Thursday.
Senior Star counters ABP’s offer to Five Star shareholders
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 13, 2016
Senior Star Management Co. said Thursday that it plans to offer owners of Five Star Quality Care common stock $3.45 per share in an effort to purchase up to 10 million shares, which would represent approximately...
$625,000 stipend will continue work to alter perceptions of aging, dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2016
Anne Basting’s work to improve older adults’ quality of life and change perceptions related to aging and dementia recently received a big boost in the form of a $625,000 “genius grant”...
Flu vaccination up among LTC workers, down among older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 29, 2016
The good news, public health officials said at a press conference Thursday, is that influenza vaccination is up among those working in long-term care settings. The bad news is that one-third of adults...
2 ways to encourage affordable senior housing: White House report
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2016
Granting density bonuses to developers and permitting “accessory dwelling units” on existing residential properties are two ways that state and local governments can encourage housing development...
EEOC files lawsuit after workers are fired for not getting flu shots
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2016
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday that it is suing a health system for not granting accommodations to six employees who objected to its flu vaccination policy on religious...